He told Willie Geist that the opportunity for the interview had arisen at the last minute. He was scheduled to interview Sandusky's lawyer when, with just minutes before cameras were set to roll, the lawyer asked if he wanted to talk to the man himself.

"I'm thinking, 'I wonder from your standpoint whether that's the smartest thing to do, but at the same time, sure,'" Costas said. "...We pivoted and made it an interview with Sandusky."

Costas was restrained in his analysis of Sandusky's somewhat astonishing answers to his questions. Among other things, Sandusky's rambling answer about whether he was sexually attracted to young boys was shocking to watch. Costas only said that it was a "somewhat odd" response to a simple question.

He also said that former coach Joe Paterno's inaction surrounding Sandusky could not be "explained satisfactorily."

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Following a three-year investigation, the former Penn State player and assistant coach was indicted on Nov. 4 on 40 counts of sexual crimes against male minors that occurred over the span of more than a decade -- the first alleged recorded incident of abuse dates back to 1994, and Sandusky was first investigated in 1998.. The allegations have rocked Penn State's storied athletic program to its core, raising questions of who in the program knew what -- and how much -- when.

McQueary was a graduate assistant at Penn State when he allegedly witnessed coach Jerry Sandusky sodomizing a 10-year-old boy in a locker room shower. Shocked by what he saw, he reported it to head coach Joe Paterno, who then told Athletic Director Tim Curley and senior vice president Gary Schultz. Ten days after McQueary saw the incident, Curley and Schutlz told him that they were not going to report it to police.

The famed Nittany Lions coach was allegedly informed of Sandusky's actions in 2002, after which he reported them to Athletic Director Tim Curley. He claims that he did not know the full extent of Sandusky's actions. In a statement, Paterno said that "the fact that someone we thought we knew might have harmed young people to this extent is deeply troubling."

The Daily Collegian reports that Penn State senior vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz was known for his family values.
However, Schultz allegedly lied to authorities about what he knew in regards to Sandusky's actions, and may have been aware of them for years. He has since resigned from his job.

Penn State's athletic director was informed of Sandusky's misdeeds as early as 2002, but maintains that he was not aware of their explicit nature. He has been charged with failure to report and has been put on administrative leave. He claims he is innocent.

Penn State President Spanier, left, recently wrote to the Penn State Daily Collegian that he believed he had the best job in American education. Now, students and alumni are calling for him to be fired in the wake of horrific sexual abuse accusations against former coach Jerry Sandusky.

Sandusky's charity, founded in 1977, allowed him unfettered access to young boys under the guise of selflessness.